TDN RISING STARS

July 11, 2024 - CLAIREFONTAINE, Race 1, Cond, EUR €0, , .0000

Gun of Brixton (Fr), C, 2, 2022 by Frankel (GB)

1st Dam: Cat Kate (Ire), by Invincible Spirit (Ire)
2nd Dam: Hazariya (Ire), by Xaar (GB)
3rd Dam: Hazaradjat (Ire), by Darshaan (GB)

Owner: Haras Voltaire (FR)
Breeder: Haras Voltaire (FR)
Trainer: Andre Fabre

Andre Fabre trainee Gun Of Brixton (Fr) (Frankel {GB}-Cat Kate {Ire}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}) encountered the 'TDN Rising Star' performance of Tiego The First (Fr) (Blue Point {Ire}) in his May 20 debut over six furlongs at Saint-Cloud, before graduating over seven furlongs back there last month, and continued on the upgrade with a Rising Star display of his own in Thursday's Prix Bamboo Edition at Clairefontaine. He becomes the 41st Rising Star for his sire.

Steadied to race in third after a slick getaway in this one-mile test, the 1-2 favourite loomed large out wide, racing hard on the bridle, approaching the final furlong and required little encouragement in the closing stages to easily overpower Rosa Salvaje (Ire) (Maximum Security) by an impressive 1 1/2 lengths.

Gun Of Brixton is the lone reported foal produced by a half-sister to five black-type performers headed by G1 Derby and G1 Irish Derby hero Harzand (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and G3 Silver Flash S.-winning G1 Moyglare Stud S. third Harasiya (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}). Descendants of the latter include last year's runaway G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. victor Big Rock (Fr) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}). The January-foaled homebred bay's second dam is G3 Athasi S. victrix Hazariya (Ire) (Xaar {GB}), herself a half-sister to dual Group 1-placed G3 Blue Wind S. victrix Hazarista (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) and to the dam of G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares and G1 Coronation Cup heroine Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}).